Iron deficiency anaemia Flashcards

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Features?

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  • koilonychia
  • atrophic glossitis
  • post-cricoid webs
  • angular stomatitis
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Blood film?

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  • target cells
  • ‘pencil’ poikilocytes
  • if combined with B12/folate deficiency a ‘dimorphic’ film occurs with mixed microcytic and macrocytic cells
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